April 27, 2009
Oooo what good 2 weeks can do!
2 weeks into my last rotation of medical school I realize just how therapeutic it is to know that there is not another rotation to rush to, new people to meet, and a new system to get to know yet again for the hundreth time. To be able to say “10 days left” – I am a new person. Then you put on top of that a fun weekend last weekend raising $ for CF in the form of a pub crawl with two great friends. Wonderful. AND THEN after spending a weekend camping on the western coast next to the waves and then exploring the mountains and the lakes with the clearest, bluest glacier water I have ever seen…with the fabulous company of Ross…I have gotten to a place where I realize just how vacant the past 4 yrs have made me at times. Most times, who am I kidding. After finally having time to reflect about medical school, I realize how much of a good thing it has been in my life. There were painful times, yes, and up until about a month ago I would hear the words medical school and want to gag. Now that I’ve had some time to reflect – I feel much differently. I can see what a great thing it has been in my life, not just career-wise but for the person it has made me want to become and the insight it has given me. Mostly — for the eagerness to keep being curious.
Some pics below. The first few — Shannon, Ross, the CF Pub Crawl….the majority, from this past weekend exploring the Olympic Peninsula of WA. Pure Beauty.
